If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the Supreme Court, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts wants to ban abortion in his state, and he wants that ban to apply to victims of rape.
CNN’s State of the Union host Dana Bash asked the governor about a recent effort he supported to pass a “trigger” abortion ban that would go into effect immediately if the Supreme Court rules to overturn abortion rights, which appears to be imminent considering the recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion.
CNN’s Dana Bash: “Do you think that the state of Nebraska should require a young girl who was raped to carry that pregnancy to term?”
Gov. Pete Ricketts: “Those are babies, too.”
Bash: “Including in the case of rape or incest?”
Ricketts: “Yes, they’re still babies.” pic.twitter.com/iFdofhhmve
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) May 15, 2022
“Nebraska, your state, does not have a so-called trigger…
